European food supply chains have seen structural changes regarding cost, energy, labour, and sustainability regulations. This has forced food processors to reassess the drivers of logistics outsourcing and rethink their strategies. In this exploratory multiple-case study, we investigated six large food …

This paper emphasizes the importance of rethinking the concept of expressiveness and how we approach itin higher music education (HME). It highlights that current teaching practices often focus on acoustic elements of performance, while overlooking the visual ones, despite evidence that ancillary gestures, …

Background The increasing demands of an aging population, healthcare workforce shortages, financial constraints, and a shift in care perspectives call for rethinking geriatric rehabilitation (GR). To ensure GR remains sustainable, a transition towards home-based GR is proposed, reducing the need for …

The healthcare sector ranks among the largest consumers of single-use plastics, generating substantial amounts of waste, an issue strikingly captured in Maria Koijck's breast surgery photography. To reduce the environmental impact, biobased and biodegradable polymers are promising alternatives to conventional …

The world is changing fast, and technology is becoming smarter and more intelligent. As Artificial Intelligence dominates the conversation — with Quantum Computing, Synthetic Data, and Organoid Intelligence on the horizon — designers face an urgent question: Are we heading toward Utopian or Dystopian …

Quite literally, our title marks the perspective we worked out for this article. What is the value of creativity if anyone can generate 1000 ideas at the touch of a button? And how do artists and designers that create at the forefront of digital art and design maintain and develop this value? How do …

Panel discussion: Organiser: Wendy Gers. Panelists Dr. Karen Weiss, Njalikwa Chongwe, and Cim Sears.

Placemaking Week Europe is an annual festival that brings together 700+ placemakers, urbanists, city officials, and community leaders from across Europe and beyond. Placemaking Week Europe is created in the spirit of collaboration and inspiration and it has proven to be a vital platform to share best …

‘The living environment as lifestyle coach. Urban environment, beneficial for our health and well-being’. Our urban environment determines our health and wellbeing. Knowing this, how can we, as urban designers, use the living environment as a lifestyle coach, allowing and nudging inhabitants to choose …

In light of the ongoing environmental, climate, economic, and social crises, architects, designers, and citymakers are rethinking the (design of the) built environment with an emphasis on sustainability and inclusivity. While uncertainty and technocratic processes are prevalent, they also present opportunities …